Karyn Parsons
Highest Rated: 100% The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion (2020)
Lowest Rated: 11% The Ladies Man (2000)
Birthday: Oct 8, 1966
Birthplace: Hollywood, California, USA
Assured young TV actor who gained exposure playing Hilary Banks, the spoiled, self-centered cousin of Will Smith on the hit sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC, 1990-96). Parsons had previously worked as a model and appeared in nearly two dozen TV commercials before making her TV debut in "Roughhouse" (CBS, 1988), a busted pilot directed by Martha Coolidge. She began to branch out into a feature career playing the female lead in "Class Act" (1992), a teen comedy starring pop rappers Kid 'N' Play. Parsons was selected to perform similar chores opposite Damon Wayans in "Major Payne" (1995). She returned to series TV in 1996 co-starring with Lori Petty in the short-lived Fox sitcom "Lush Life," in which the two played roommates.
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Filmography
Movies
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90% | 50% | Sweet Thing | Eve (Character) | - | 2020 |
100% | 76% | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On Monday of Last Week | Tracy (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 45% | 13 Moons | Lily (Character) | - | 2002 |
11% | 42% | The Ladies Man | Julie (Character) | $13.6M | 2000 |
20% | 60% | Mixing Nia | Nia (Character) | - | 1998 |
29% | 68% | Major Payne | Emily Walburn (Character) | $29.4M | 1995 |
17% | 72% | Class Act | Ellen (Character) | $11.1M | 1992 |
TV
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100% | No Score Yet | The Job | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001-2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Melrose Place | Jackie Zambrano (Guest Star) | 1999 |
29% | No Score Yet | Lush Life | Unknown (Character) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 91% | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Hilary Banks (Character) | 1990-1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The John Larroquette Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blossom | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |